“He’s progressing fine,” Brown said of the 7-foot center, who signed a free-agent contract with Cavs this summer. “He’s been working hard.”

But isn’t that what the 76ers said last preseason after acquiring Bynum in a four-team trade that ultimately set them back several seasons? Bynum, who made $16.9 million last season, never played for the team due to chronically injured knees.